Came at 6am after a night shift at one of the local plants and for a dive bar you can't beat the…read moreservice and frozen pizza and bosco sticks. Fun atmosphere, music, slots, and entertaining bartenders. Can only speak for the midnight shift guys but a great establishment

Stopped in last week for lunch. Everything was very good. $4 fresh cooked, 1/2 pound burger plus a…read morecouple of $1 bottles of Michelob beer made for a perfect break in the workday. The only thing better than the food and the drink was the service by the kitchen staff and the barmaid.

The beef roll is amazing and worth the visit. We went mid week and lots of regulars were hanging…read moreout at the bar. They recommended the beef roll for our first visit. It's like a pizza or calzone combined with Italian beef, gooey cheese and garlicky bread. You can get marinara or au jus if you like to dip. Service was prompt. You order at a counter and they deliver to your number at a table or the bar.

Beef roll is amazing! I had heard good things about it, so I decided to stop in and see what all…read morethe fuss was about. It's hands-down the best beef roll around. Do yourself a favor, ignore R.E.M. and definitely go to Rockdale!

I visited here with a client since this is supposedly where they always take their customers. It's…read morea lively sports bar with a big food menu. I looked over the menu and I was in a chicken mood but didn't order their wings. I chose the Hilltopper, a grilled chicken sandwich with bacon and cheese. For some reason it comes on Texas toast while nearly all other sandwiches come on ciabatta or brioche. I switched to brioche. I chose the fresh cut fries as a side dish. When the sandwich comes out, I'm immediately questioning if I ordered the right dish. I wasn't impressed. There are no condiments and no LTO either, just chicken bacon, cheese and pickles, on a dry bun. The fries were clearly not fresh cut, as they looked to be similar to Wendy's. The taste of the sandwich is OK, mainly because of the cajun spices. While my colleagues enjoyed their food, selection is sort of limited here if you're avoiding fried foods, otherwise I would have selected the wings which they're sort of famous for.

My family and I came to Hero's for their $7 cheeseburger & fry Tuesday. This restaurant has always…read morehad good food and is your typical sports bar. I always can smell it when passing by on I-80! It's tucked away, but still gets good business. Our server was nice and attentive. We got our food quickly and everything tasted good. The restaurant was also clean and not too packed. Overall good meal and we will be back!

On my quest to find the best bar in Joliet, I stumbled upon this bar. I enjoyed this place because…read moreit had a positive vibe. There's tons of pool tables and games. Bathrooms are clean and the lighting is great to say the least. This bar has easy access finding parking as well as accessing the bar whether you're coming east or westbound on Jefferson. This bar is open until 3 am Friday and Saturday night. The bar has a great food menu too but unfortunately the kitchen was closed. Bartenders are friendly. Alcohol prices are moderate. People here are by far the friendliest of all the bars I've visited in joliet. Definitely would come back. One of the better bars in joliet.

The bartender was quite the bit$%. I asked her to stop & she told me what I could do. I will never…read morego back there and I will tell everybody not to go there

Have driven past this place a hundred times on the way to Al's Steakhouse (q.v. my Yelp about this…read moreperennial fave). Never stopped, as I'm not exactly partial to pub places like this. My aversion was confirmed here at McBrides. I had a taste for a salad, and swung with a Wedge-how could they foul THAT up? (I soon learned exactly how) On a chalk board nearby I saw "Burger special $6". I'm not against dropping a coin or two for a good feed, but I've found a lot of places that look like this are akin to those coin-operated machines with a claw that you try to snag an expensive looking gift, only to have it drop just short of the hopped that delivers it to you. Close, but no Cicada... How could they foul up a burger? (I soon learned exactly how) The Wedge was weird-all the stuff heaped on top of the Iceburg slice, and the waste was...weird. Not bad or spoiled, just. Weird. The burger tasted odd, too. I'm betting it was out of a box. frozen as a penguin's ass. Y'know...penguin ass might have been the protein source for this, but I digress. (kidding, but that's how odd the "burger" tasted) I had a Guinness, which was properly poured, and a properly poured pint of the black stuff is worth 2 stars. The service was efficient and friendly and the place was clean. Eat somewhere else and stop here for a drink...

Got some drinks and food from this Irish pub in Joliet. It seems like food is an afterthought but…read morethey still have a full menu. McBride's is one of several locations so you can check out and compare these. Certainly seems like a place to come for a gathering. There's plenty of tables as well as TVs for watching games and whatever kinds of sports. Beers and other alcoholic beverages are why you come to an Irish pub of course. It's got a few deals going on. There's of course the Guinness on tap. Can't go wrong with it. Saturdays it's $6 a pint. As for the food, it's basic. It's $7 to get a few of the Pretzel Sticks. Could be the healthiest food here. These are topped with garlic butter and salt, and served with bistro sauce and nacho cheese, but I got mine without the butter and had mustard. Have to say it's a lot better than expected. It's got lots of specials that help save money for more to get drunk on. The food is okay while being pretty meaty, with bangers and mash types of things, but they also have pretzels.

We were staying in the hotel connected to this location. Ordered room service. It was just ok. Not…read morebad, not good, just ok. My bbq burger was fine. My wife's spicy chicken sandwich was not at all spice and was over cooked. The best part was dessert of chocolate cake Sunday which they had the foresight to separate the ice cream from the cake. Yummy being to combine them spoon by spoon. I stopped by an checked out the restaurant and it seemed like a typical bar. Eat there again, but only in a pinch.

We were looking for lunch after visiting the doctor, and I saw the sign and was intrigued. Driving…read morein, it was hard to find the place until we realized it was in the hotel on the north side. You enter through the hotel, and go to your left to reach the hostess station. The hostess was away - apparently, the computer system had crashed. She showed up a few minutes after we got there, and we were seated. After looking at the menu, we selected their $7 Jalepeno Poppers, which were served at the perfect temperature to not scorch the roof of your mouth. I ordered their signature BT Boss, which is a 1/2 lb burger stuffed with cheese, and my wife had their Farmfresh, which is a roasted portabella mushroom samdwich. Both came with fries which were quite good, and the burger was honestly very good. So why only 3 stars? It was SO SLOW. For lunch time, the place wasn't busy, and it took a long time (greater than 20 minutes) for the food to arrive. That just seemed odd. It also took a while for our order to be taken, so the whole lunch took a bit more than an hour. So consider that in your plans.

The food is horrible. Out of most things. Pretzels were…read moreburnt. Disgusting food. I won't waste my time here again.

Don't recommend going to this bar ever! We had the worst experience! We just wanted to stop in for…read morea drink and some appetizers before going to the casino! Everything was going great until the waitress told us if we weren't staying for the band we could get our money back from the bouncer because we shouldn't have had to pay! We didn't ask her for our money back she brought it up. She told the owner and he came over asking if he could buy us a free round instead of giving our money back and we said no we were okay and didn't want the free drink as we were ready to leave. He didn't like that my sister said no to the free drink and called her a weiner. Very unprofessional of the owner of the bar. He told us he has to pay $1,000 for the band so he didn't want to give the money back and my sister responded "that's not our problem" and he got mad and slammed the door and told the bouncer to give us money back as we left. He was completely wasted as well. As an owner maybe you shouldn't be wasted and calling patrons in the bar childish names and it was only 8:30pm!

got the gauc and chip and it was nasty. i made the dude next to me try it and he spit it out. great…read moreservice and good drinks tho

Wow - not sure what happened here - I have done pickup before and food was always good - today…read more(Mother's Day) was super disappointed. The half-rack ribs wasn't even enough for 2 meals like it used to be. I asked for no bread in the french onion soup (it was even on the receipt), but opened it and there was a ton of bread. Definitely not worth the money today,....

A good place for cheap ass beer. It might be the most affordable place in Joliet to get hammered…read more Judge's Bar doesn't judge if it appears you may be drinking a lot. Cool old school feeling place that feels like it could have been the middle of last century where hard working fellows went after work to have some good suds and fun. They have some of the cheapest beer including Heileman's Old Style. It doesn't have much to look at here. Pretty much a typical looking dive bar with longtime regulars. They have obviously found something special about it and I think I know what. Cheap beer. It may be the cheapest place in Joliet. There seems to be a crowd of regulars who agree about this. Happy hour is the best. They're even cheaper if that's even possible. Heileman's Old Style is here. It's $1.25 for a pint. That's crazy cheap for all this. Also cheap ass cocktails. The wells are popping at happy hour. Good place for watching some ball games. It has lots of cheap suds and is a classic place for regulars to hang out. There's no food here but you can order and bring it in from somewhere.

So I try this place again bc people tell me I might of just had a bad experience. So, I go there…read moresober as a squirrel. Order a round of shots ( 3 shots ) and a beer. I then order 1 more beer and 1 shot. I get my tab and I'm charged 5 shots and 1 beer. When I questioned it they acted like they don't know what I was talking about. I cut my night short. The red headed girl bartender, Monty and Ryan are the only reason I go there. Everyone else scams you. Might have to find a new neighborhood bar. Really tired of being over charged.

Stopped in with my daughter for a nice lunch. Juliet's is situated in downtown Joliet in an area…read morethat's currently under renovation. Juliet's is an excellent addition. Large, roomy, elegant but still laid back. We stopped in for lunch but I can totally see the dinner crown hanging here before after theater shows or shopping. The decor is clean, crisp, and stylish. The staff and service is excellent! Refined yet casual and comfortable. I wish I had asked my severs name she was great. In fact a few servers checked on us while she was bus attending to other tables. We started with the Brussels sprouts which were large and plentiful with some in zest we dug in and enjoyed them very much. I had burger which was hand pattied and full of flavor. Really good burger holds up to any burger out there really. My daughter had the rib eye steak sandwich which was really good as well and rather large for the price. Cooked just as requested and on a nice fresh bilillo type roll. It's a great stop and I definitely plan on trying dinner there as their offerings look excellent. A great spot for casual or fine dining fare.

Varied menu, reasonably priced. Nicely designed, friendly staff, nice location, free street parking…read morenearby, can walk from Rock Island and Amtrak train stations.